January 09, 2014

Valentine Candy Cones

The first holiday of the year is Valentines Day. It always sneaks up on me as a shop keeper. Every year I try to think about it in say November so I can order the inventory and supplies that I need to be prepared, but alas, it never happens. There is something else going on then. :-) But I think this year is a bit of an improvement, it's January 9th and I am kind of ready!

{Happy Birthday Diane!}

I am totally inspired by the gorgeous embossed foil "Dresden" cones that we carry in an array of colors. I believe I am going to create a pair for every holiday and maybe even every season.

{Who knows?}

In addition to the cones, I used our adorable crepe paper favor baskets, they fit perfectly, some other embossed embellishments, silk ribbons and of course glass glitter.

In order to get my head around crafting with the Dresdens, they always seem so bright and shiny, usually a good thing, I thought maybe if I tried to antique them with paint, they would look more like metal or more vintage? It worked. I have been doing this for a while now and love the results. It seems that just about any color will work.

{If all goes well I will do a demo on how to do it. Stay tuned.}

So what should I make for Valentines day? Out of the literally thousands of options that I have, being the owner of a vintage crafts shop and import business, one of my projects turned out to be these lovely candy cones. Which I have also made avalilable as kits so I dont' hog all the crafty fun myself.

I even included a couple of vintage heart doilies and enough materials to make two cones, maybe you and a friend can have a crafting party? Of course you can always order enough kits for a bigger party. That would be a fun day.

{Hmmm a party pack? I'm on it.}

I designed these to have a closed crepe paper gift option, but you can always do your own thing and leave it open.

Remember, we can always customize them for you, just email or call. The phone still works.

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Valentine Candy Cones

The first holiday of the year is Valentines Day. It always sneaks up on me as a shop keeper. Every year I try to think about it in say November so I can order the inventory and supplies that I need to be prepared, but alas, it never happens. There is something else going on then. :-) But I think this year is a bit of an improvement, it's January 9th and I am kind of ready!

{Happy Birthday Diane!}

I am totally inspired by the gorgeous embossed foil "Dresden" cones that we carry in an array of colors. I believe I am going to create a pair for every holiday and maybe even every season.

{Who knows?}

In addition to the cones, I used our adorable crepe paper favor baskets, they fit perfectly, some other embossed embellishments, silk ribbons and of course glass glitter.

In order to get my head around crafting with the Dresdens, they always seem so bright and shiny, usually a good thing, I thought maybe if I tried to antique them with paint, they would look more like metal or more vintage? It worked. I have been doing this for a while now and love the results. It seems that just about any color will work.

{If all goes well I will do a demo on how to do it. Stay tuned.}

So what should I make for Valentines day? Out of the literally thousands of options that I have, being the owner of a vintage crafts shop and import business, one of my projects turned out to be these lovely candy cones. Which I have also made avalilable as kits so I dont' hog all the crafty fun myself.

I even included a couple of vintage heart doilies and enough materials to make two cones, maybe you and a friend can have a crafting party? Of course you can always order enough kits for a bigger party. That would be a fun day.

{Hmmm a party pack? I'm on it.}

I designed these to have a closed crepe paper gift option, but you can always do your own thing and leave it open.

Remember, we can always customize them for you, just email or call. The phone still works.